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King Of Kings | Soundtrack Suite (Miklós Rózsa) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1961). Composed and Conducted by Miklós Rózsa, performed by the MGM Studio Orchestra.Please...
Mar 5, 2002 · Listen to King of Kings (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Miklós Rózsa on Apple Music. 2002. 43 Songs. Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes.
Mar 5, 2002 · King of Kings [Original M-G-M Motion Picture Soundtrack] by Miklós Rózsa released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and m...
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With the death of Cecil B. DeMille in 1959, Samuel Bronston determined to establish a reputation as DeMille’s creative successor and set out to produce a series of daringly financed epic film projects, most notably King of Kings, El Cid and The Fall of the Roman Empire, until he was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1964. Like DeMille’s successful 1...
And then, of course, there is the dramatic musical score by Miklós Rózsa, who considered his music for King of Kings as among the 15 personal favorite film scores of his career, even if he felt very little attachment to the film itself, “which, to be fair,” he admitted, “had its moments.” Despite the fact that many of the same religious episodes th...
1. Overture
1. As theater lights begin to dim, piano and chimes ring out a repeating descending line of parallel open fifths above a steady three-note bass line, summoning the audience to their seats and immediately establishing a solemn liturgical setting. The four-part ecclesiastical processional, whose minor-keyed themes are strikingly similar in texture, seems to call to assembly the faithful of the Jewish and Christian covenants by means of a hymn for mixed choir, horns, wind and strings, an ascendi...
2. Prelude
1. A regal, fanfare-like introduction—based on the Christ motive—builds layer upon layer of orchestral excitement until its tension peaks and is finally released in a majestic coronation anthem for trumpets, mixed choir, full orchestra and organ. Ecstatic choral Hosannas, echoed by orchestral answering phrases, resound stereophonically throughout the theater, as the main titles appear on the screen in gold relief lettering over Maciek Piotrowski’s painted backdrops of an ever-changing, pastel...
3. Roman Legions
1. The opening phrase of the narration (“And it is written…”) refers not to the Scriptures but to the historical writings of Josephus who reports that in the year 63 B.C. the Roman proconsul and general Pompey, after extending the eastern boundaries of the Roman Empire in a stunning victory over Persia, turned his ambitions towards Syria and Palestine. Pompey, taking advantage of a civil war between rival high priest-kings, knew that the land was ripe for conquest. After a three-month siege t...
1. The Lord’s Prayer
1. Asked by a disciple to “teach us to pray,” Jesus pauses for a moment and then, raising his eyes toward heaven, addresses his Father. Rózsa now unveils a new theme, introduced with overlapping layered entries. Sublime and romantic (this is the closest thing to a love theme in the score) and accompanied by a gentle wordless choir (not heard in the film until the completion of the prayer at 1:16), it reflects both the surrender of Jesus’ will to that of his Father and the unbreakable bond of...
2. The Disciples
1. After two intervening scenes that contrast reaction to the Sermon by the Roman centurion Lucius (cautious acceptance) and the Jewish high priest Caiaphas (cautious rejection), Jesus leads his disciples into the wilderness, away from the doubting crowds, in order to instruct them and strengthen their faith. The spacious and gently flowing Disciples theme (first heard in the score after Jesus himself had come outfrom the wilderness, following his Temptation) accompanies their procession acro...
3. Barabbas’ Plan
1. In Barabbas’ underground weapons forge, Judas urges him to sheathe his weapons and proposes a plan that would prevent further bloodshed. The day after the next Sabbath Jesus is to join his disciples and enter Jerusalem to preach in the Temple. With his weary theme lingering in the background, Judas makes Barabbas swear that his men will stand by Jesus and allow him to speak. When the crowds proclaim Jesus King of Judea, they will shield him from the Romans. “That will be a day to be rememb...
Listen to King of Kings (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on Spotify. Miklós Rózsa · Album · 2019 · 16 songs.
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Sep 26, 2013 · Listen to King of Kings (Original Soundtrack) [1961] by Miklós Rózsa & MGM Studio Orchestra on Apple Music. 2013. 16 Songs. Duration: 42 minutes.
